Analysis: Why are Republicans dropping Trump now?
By JULIE PACE For the legion of Republicans who abandoned Donald Trump on Saturday, recoiling in horror from comments their party’s White House nominee made about using his fame to…
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Trump dismisses GOP calls to quit race: ‘Never’
By STEVE PEOPLES and JILL COLVIN A defiant Donald Trump insisted Saturday he would “never” abandon his White House bid, facing an intensifying backlash from Republican leaders across the nation…
Steady Pence gets wide praise, but Kaine lands jabs on Trump
By JULIE PACE and JOSH LEDERMAN Kaine, Pence Highlight Running Mates’ Insults Republican vice-presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence shakes hands with Democratic vice-presidential… Read more WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mike…
New laws and rulings could cause Election Day confusion
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY With more than 120 million Americans expected to cast ballots for president this fall, the nation’s voting process seems more convoluted than ever and rife with…
House conservatives offer resolution to impeach IRS chief
By ALAN FRAM House conservatives on Tuesday formally introduced a long-shot, election-year resolution to impeach IRS Commissioner John Koskinen. Two lawmakers, backed by several of their colleagues, offered the measure…
Trump supporters court Jewish settlers in the West Bank
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Republican activists are trying to “make America great again” — from inside a Jewish settlement deep in the West Bank. This week, supporters of Republican presidential candidate…
Blacks question Trump outreach delivered to white audiences
By BILL BARROW and ERRIN HAINES WHACK Black Republicans cheer Donald Trump for a newfound outreach to African-Americans, but say the GOP presidential nominee must take his message beyond arenas…
Rubio on Trump: First a con man, now better than Clinton
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON A dangerous, erratic, con man with the worst spray tan ever. That’s how Sen. Marco Rubio described Donald Trump when they were both seeking the Republican presidential…